A day built around books and their authors
The Library of Congress brought its 26th National Book Festival to the convention center.
The 2026 National Book Festival took place on August 22 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The Library of Congress’s event record identifies the 26th festival and a free day of programming, giving the second August edition a literary counterpart to its outdoor music date.
Unlike a concert review, this entry follows the institution’s event documentation and official imagery. The photograph below is a Library of Congress image from the August 22 festival, credited to Shawn Miller; it is not a City Mix assignment. The festival’s own program is the place to confirm individual authors and sessions, rather than inferring identities or quotations from a photograph.
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This is source-based retrospective reporting. An event listing verifies the announced date and program; it is not an eyewitness concert or festival review.